Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 5197)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 5198)
@@ -257,5 +257,5 @@
 
         final JPanel right;
-        if (Main.pref.getBoolean("dialog.search.new", false)) {
+        if (Main.pref.getBoolean("dialog.search.new", true)) {
             right = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
             buildHintsNew(right, hcbSearchString);